The Broncos, apparently tired of waiting with the No. 25 draft pick, ultimately decided, what’s one more day?

With coveted defensive tackles Dontari Poe and Michael Brockers and cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick taken midway through the first round, the Broncos wound up making two trades that essentially gave them one extra fourth-round pick — No. 101 overall — in exchange for moving back from No. 25 overall to No. 36.

The No. 36 pick is the fourth pick in the second round that will start at 5 p.m. today.

Even an advanced mathematician would have troubling figuring the math to the Broncos’ day.

The Broncos first traded with New England to move back from No. 25 to No. 31, then traded with Tampa Bay to move back from No. 31 to No. 36.

The Broncos got the No. 126 pick in the fourth round from New England, then flipped that No. 126 pick to Tampa Bay in exchange for the No. 101 overall selection in the fourth round.

Got it? In other words the Broncos subtracted 11 spots — going from No. 25 to 36 — in order to add the No. 101 pick.

Either the draft board didn’t fall the Broncos’ way or they maneuvered because they had more roster needs than picks.

The draft picks fell in a way that tested the Broncos’ patience as they waited at No. 25. The three top-rated defensive tackles went No. 11 (Dontari Poe, Kansas City Chiefs), No. 12 (Fletcher Cox, Philadelphia) and No. 14 (Michael Brockers, St, Louis). The Broncos were hoping either Poe or Brockers would fall, but they also figured both would be gone by No. 25.A cornerback also was under consideration, but after Morris Claiborne went to Dallas at No. 6, Stephon Gilmore went No. 10 to Buffalo and Dre Kirkpatrick went No. 17 to Cincinnati, the Broncos were forced to wait at least one more day to add depth at this position. Kirkpatrick had been on the Broncos’ radar since before the season started. He slid some as the Alabama corner didn’t have one interception in 2011.

Finally, the Broncos could wait no more. With more needs than picks, made a trade with New England. While the Detroit Lions were on the clock with their No. 23 selection, the Broncos and Pats consummated a deal. The Pats moved up to the Broncos’ No. 25 position and took linebacker Dont’a Hightower. The Broncos accepted the Pats’ No. 31 pick in the first round, plus the No. 126 overall selection in the fourth round.

The Broncos then gave their No. 31 pick to Tampa Bay, which took running back Doug Martin.

When the draft started, the Broncos had No. 25 in the first round; No. 57 in the second, No. 87 in the third, No. 108 and 120 in the fourth; No. 137 in the fifth and No. 188 in the sixth.

What they have now is a big ZERO in the first — the first time since 2005 the Broncos did not pick in the opening round — No. 36 and No. 57 in the second; No. 87 in the third; No. 101, 108 and No. 120 in the fourth; and their same picks in the fifth and sixth rounds.

Barring more trades, the Broncos will have the No. 36 and No. 57 picks in the second round and No. 87 pick in the third-round today.

And now that they have three, fourth-round picks to use as ammunition, they could try to barter for another pick in the second or third rounds.

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